Fabrication of printed titanium shells for containment of BMP-2 composite graft materials for alveolar bone reconstruction

Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants. 2014 Jan-Feb;29(1):e103-5. doi: 10.11607/jomi.te48.

Abstract

The engineering, design, manufacture, and rationale for use of printed titanium shells for alveolar bone reconstruction using BMP-2/ACS/allograft are described. This is proposed as a possible improvement to the current hand-configured mesh graft technique in common use today.

MeSH terms

  • Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / methods*
  • Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 / administration & dosage*
  • Bone Transplantation / instrumentation*
  • Bone Transplantation / methods
  • Computer-Aided Design*
  • Gelatin Sponge, Absorbable / administration & dosage
  • Humans
  • Surgical Mesh*
  • Titanium*

Substances

  • Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2
  • Titanium